The court imposed a fine of 20 thousand euros on a resident of the Šalčininkai district for cigarette smuggling using meteorological balloons from Belarus and ordered compensation of 22.1 thousand euros to Lithuania…
A member of the organized group who smuggled balloon cigarettes will have to compensate “Lithuanian Airports” for the damage incurred – more than 20 thousand euros, reports the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania.
In the Šalčininkai district, border guards found a downed smuggler’s drone that was carrying Belarusian cigarettes.
Border guards seized a large smuggling shipment, 3 Belarusians, and a suspected dishonest officer, reports VSAT.
A local resident was caught by border guards in the Alytus district transporting 1,500 packs of Belarusian cigarettes by car. Almost twice as many illegal cigarettes were found during searches at the Alytus resident’s home. The man has been detained, facing a fine or imprisonment for up to four years. Read more Artists from Prienai…
According to the latest empty pack survey data, the issue of illegal tobacco use and trade, smuggling remains very acute in Lithuania – the illegal market accounts for as much as 23%….
Modern tracking and communication jamming equipment found in the forest area. Suspects detained for three months by court order.
Legal tobacco consumption in Lithuania last year, compared to 2024, decreased by 4.6% and amounted to 1123 cigarettes per person over 15 years old.
In the Švenčionys district, border guards pulled from the water a smugglers’ “raft” brought down the Neris River from Belarus, carrying a cargo of cigarettes worth more than 12 thousand euros, they say…